Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 14 November 1871

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Title: Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 14 November 1871
Date: November 14, 1871
Creator(s): Amos T. Akerman | Walt Whitman
Whitman Archive ID: nar.03475
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Cite this page: Akerman, Amos T. and Walt Whitman. "Amos T. Akerman to Hamilton Fish, 14 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Nov. 14, 1871. Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th instant enclosing the copy of a note from Mr. Parkenham, Chargé d'Affaires of Great Britain relative to the arrest of Robert Latham, a British subject, by the U.S. authorities in Union County, S. C., and to say that I have applied to the District Attorney of S. C. for a report of the facts, which I will communicate to you as soon as received. Very respectfully, &c. A. T. Akerman, Attorney General.

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